political economy
The view from China: ‘Reciprocal tariffs’ only lead to reciprocal suffering
April 4, 2025The U.S. is trying to defend its hegemonic position in the world economy, but these measures may well end up backfiring.
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Layoffs, price hikes, retaliation: What workers can expect from Trump’s trade war
April 3, 2025Progressive economists say his tariffs could cost every household $5,200 a year.
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ means war for the whole world
April 2, 2025April 2 is certainly a landmark day in the decay of capitalist globalization, the ascendant force in the world economy since the 1970s, dominant since the 1990s, and in crisis since the crash of 2008.
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Liberation Day? Big business plays tariff games while workers pay the price
April 2, 2025The problem isn’t just “bad trade deals”—it’s what social force ultimately controls the economy—the capitalist class.
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Cybernetics with Chinese Characteristics: How big data is eliminating poverty and building socialism
March 12, 2025The USSR may have created an internet prototype and Chile had its rudimentary Cybersyn, but China is combining human outreach and data management to solve major social problems.
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